01x13 - Methuselah

[bunniefuu]

[MOM: WE WILL BE COMING TO PICK

YOU UP IN THE CAR TONIGHT]

[cicadas chirping

[water lapping]

[bell jingling]

Isaki.

Huh?

[Ganta] Let's tidy up

the house after this.

We were fortunate

enough to stay here,

so we should make sure

it's clean before we leave.

[Isaki grunts]

'Kay

[Ganta] Then after that

Hm?

please let me kidnap you.

[Isaki gasping]

I'll take you along with me

to the Mawaki Site

while it's still light out.

From there, we'll take

pictures all night.

And then wait for

the first morning bus,

back to Nanao.

[Isaki gasps]

It's definitely wrong

of me to do this,

but since we started

this journey together,

I need you to be

at the finish line.

No matter what.

Yahoo!

Yes! Awesome!

I'm going to the Mawaki Site!

[upbeat music]

[upbeat music continues]

[notification pops]

[GANTA: A NEW PICTURE

HAS BEEN SENT]

[Yui] Ganta?

[Yui gasps]

[Yui chuckles]

[WE'RE LEAVING FOR

THE MAWAKI SITE NOW]

[upbeat music continues]

[Isaki] Thanks for waiting.

[cicadas chirping]

[Ganta] We didn't

forget anything, right?

[Isaki] Mm-mm.

[TO MOM]

[ANAMIZU STATION]

[bus whirring]

[Ganta inhales]

[Ganta exhales]

[Isaki laughs]

Starting to get nervous?

[Ganta chuckles]

Must be hard to

play the bad guy.

Especially for you.

Yeah.

[Isaki chuckles]

[NEXT STOP: OURA]

[bus whirring continues]

[opening theme]

[JOMON MAWAKI HOT SPRINGS]

[bus whirring]

[cicadas chirping]

Tomorrow,

we'll face

the music together.

[Isaki sighs]

[carefree music]

[carefree music continues]

Whoa

Hm, let's see here.

Uh, found it.

[Ganta gasps]

[Isaki laughing]

[Ganta] Hey, wait up!

[both panting]

[both panting]

We made it.

We're finally here!

[cheerful music]

The Mawaki Site!

[Isaki laughing]

[Isaki squealing]

[Isaki laughing]

[Ganta grunting]

[both thud]

[cheerful music continues]

I honestly thought you were

just gonna go without me.

So I was sad about

being left behind.

But now that you've

brought me here with you,

thank you so much.

[Ganta] No, you've

got it backwards.

You're the one who reached

out to me first, remember?

That's how I got started.

I made it this far because

you brought me here.

[Ganta grunts]

Clean off that grass!

[upbeat music]

[shutter clicks]

Hm

[Ganta] Apparently there

were people who lived here

6,000 years ago.

[Isaki] 6,000 years, huh?

I had no idea.

[Ganta] We never would've

learned that without

taking this trip.

[upbeat music continues]

[upbeat music continues]

[Isaki] Whoa!

Yeah, this looks great.

I think we've hunted

down all the best spots.

Mhm.

[cicadas chirping]

[Isaki] Now we just wait

for the sun to go down

and the stars to come out.

We really made it

to the finish line.

Yep.

[ethereal music]

[EPISODE 13: METHUSELAH]

[THE OLDEST STAR]

[both gasping]

[Ganta] Oh!

We gotta take some pictures!

[Isaki] Oh yeah, you're right.

[Ganta] ISO 6400. F-stop 2.8.

Exposure time 20 seconds.

I'm locking the remote shutter,

and letting it sh**t

for an hour.

Exposure time 20 seconds.

sh**ting for one hour.

Got it, okay.

Okay, I'm going to start it now.

Gosh, what a

beautiful starry sky!

[Ganta's mom] Look up

at the sky, sweetie.

There are so many stars.

[Isaki sighs]

I wonder which one is which.

It's hard to find

any particular star

when we can see so many.

That one must be Deneb?

[Isaki] So is that the

Cygnus constellation?

[Ganta] Mhm.

[Isaki] Crazy to think

that somebody found

and connected different

constellations

out of this mass of stars.

Were people from the

past just really bored?

[Ganta] Yeah, maybe so.

[Isaki chuckles]

Guess they were

the same as us then.

You know,

I bet whoever created

the constellations

struggled to get

sleep, just like us.

And stared up at

the stars all night.

Back 6,000 years ago.

All the way to today.

[alarm beeping]

[Ganta] It's time.

All right.

[camera rattling]

Next, we'll take a picture

from inside the pillars.

That's the last one.

[Isaki sighs]

[Isaki sighs]

This really is the end

of our adventure, isn't it?

Huh?

[gentle music]

Isaki.

I wanna tell you,

to me, you're someone special!

And I, also

that is,

I don't mean that as a

half-hearted or momentary thing.

I feel.

[Ganta groans]

So

Can I start over and try again?

Uh

Mhm.

[Ganta exhales, inhales]

I love you.

Now and forever.

I'll always love you!

[gentle music continues]

[leaves rustling]

[Isaki gasps]

Isaki?

[sniffling]

Ah.

[Isaki] Can you take a picture?

I've never been happier

in my entire life.

So I want you to take a picture

to commemorate this moment.

[Ganta] Ah, okay.

[Isaki] No, hold on!

Actually, I'm too

embarrassed to do it alone.

Let's take the picture together.

How do we do that?

It's easy, just like this.

[Isaki chuckles]

[cameras clicking]

Perfect.

Definitely look your best

with a camera

in your hands, Ganta.

How do I look in the picture?

Let me see it.

[Isaki giggles]

No way!

[Ganta chuckles]

[gentle piano music]

[Isaki] Wish we could

look at this forever.

[Ganta] Yeah.

Until the sky becomes bright

and the very last star

disappears from view.

Just staring up like this.

Back when I was a kid,

my family rarely ever

took vacations.

But one summer we took a trip

up to the mountains together.

That night, my mom was

leading me along by the hand

when she pointed up at the sky

and said, "The sky's beautiful."

I was frightened.

There were so many

stars in the sky

it was, I dunno,

like I was being shown

some cosmic truth

that really freaked me out.

I couldn't manage to say

anything in response.

And then, you know,

things got awkward.

We never went on another

family trip after that.

Gosh, I'm so sorry.

There wasn't really

a point to that story.

[Isaki chuckles]

Well, that's the first

time I've heard you say

anything about your mother.

[Ganta] I don't normally

talk about her.

So it's special.

Huh?

You know, when I was a kid,

the idea of black holes

freaked me out.

Like I kept thinking

there was one out there

getting bigger and bigger.

Until eventually it would

consume the Earth whole.

[Ganta sighs]

So tell me, does the night

sky still frighten you?

[Ganta inhales]

Right now

I think it's beautiful!

[alarm beeping]

[both gasping]

[both laughing]

[lively upbeat music]

[Haida] Extra classes

are so bogus.

Bruh, that blonde hair

is on fleek.

I know, right?

Say goodbye to Rui Haida.

I'm Rui Goldie now!

[friend]

You could be "Golden," even.

[Kurashiki] Mm-hm, mm-hm.

[students laughing]

[Kurashiki sighs]

Back to work.

[ASTRONOMY CLUB]

Hmm?

You again.

Here.

[Kurashiki chuckles]

Friggin' cat.

[Kanikawa]

She got dragged back home?

[Nono] Both of her parents

drove all the way

to the Mawaki Site

to pick her up

super early in the morning.

[Kanikawa] Yikes!

And apparently they

really let her have it

after getting back home.

It was a pretty bold attempt

to elope with her boyfriend.

What parent

wouldn't be furious?

She's grounded and

can't leave the house.

Wow, now that's way harsh.

Anyway, I'm surprised Ganta

would do something so drastic.

Yeah, he's

completely different!

-Huh?

-He used to suck,

but now he sucks less.

[Nono laughs]

I'm not sure that counts

as "completely different."

[Kanikawa giggling]

[waitress] Welcome in!

-Huh?

-Hey!

Sorry, practice ran

a little late.

No worries.

[JAPANESE HISTORY WORKBOOK]

[Anamizu groans]

You've got a lot of

homework left, huh?

I haven't even gotten started.

Well, don't expect

any help from me!

[water trickling]

[Ukegawa] Hello!

Is Ganta inside?

[Yui] He has the day off.

[Ukegawa] Aw man, guess

I swung by for nothing.

[GAMING ARCADE]

-Ah!

-Hey, Student Council.

It's Ukegawa.

Is the Astronomy Club

gonna get any funding?

Their photo was chosen

as the winner

in a national contest, you know?

The school has plenty of

reason to fund them now.

[Yui chuckles]

[Yui] Nice.

[insects chirping]

[Isaki] Um, can you hear me?

It's been a while since

I last did this,

so I'm a little nervous.

[Isaki clearing throat]

Okay, welcome to my radio show.

Please listen while

you're still awake.

[RADIO BROADCAS

JUST FOR NAKAMI]

It's currently two

in the morning.

I wonder what you're up to.

I'm stuck doing

summer homework.

I haven't been able

to finish it

since you never shared

yours with me.

It's another late night

where I don't feel sleepy.

But you know what?

Something is

different this time.

Excitement keeps me awake.

After Mom and Dad

took me home that day,

they gave me the biggest

earful you can imagine.

Now I'm grounded at home

until school starts back up.

Can't even do club activities.

They're even keeping tabs

on all contact with friends.

Talk about

helicopter-parenting, right?

Whatever, I don't regret

any of it.

Although I imagine

you might be feeling

pretty down right now.

I'm doing just fine.

No regrets whatsoever.

Hey, Ganta?

Do you remember?

The time in the observatory

when we first met each other?

Yeah, I thought I found the

ghost of the Astronomy Club

that everyone was talking about.

[Isaki giggles] It was funny.

I mean, you practically

jumped out of your skin.

It still makes me laugh.

You were way more

surprised than I was.

To think that place was nothing

but a warehouse at first.

Remember how hard we worked

to haul that old sofa up there?

[Ganta] We totally renovated it,

and then Nurse Kurashiki

found out.

And then Twosie joined us.

And somehow we became

the Astronomy Club.

It's funny, since neither

of us knew anything

about the stars.

[Ganta chuckles]

But Yui taught us a lot.

She was really nice,

even though I thought

she was kind of scary at first.

Those were good times.

Looking back, we

created so many memories.

Like the night of

the seaside camp,

when we snuck out to take

pictures at Chirihama beach.

And the port festival.

We watched the fireworks

with everyone from the roof.

And the meteor shower party.

Well, that got canceled.

But let's have another one.

Yeah, for sure.

The training camp feels

like it happened ages ago.

We went so many places.

Mitsukejima.

Koji Coast.

Flathead Watchtower.

Kahokugata Sunflower Fields.

Rokkosaki Lighthouse.

It took us a long time

to get to that lighthouse.

We walked around

what felt like miles,

struggling to find it.

I remember on the way

back from the rice terraces,

I said I wanted

to eat some abalone,

and then your face turned white.

Oh yeah, hard to forget.

And finally

the Mawaki Site.

The finish line

of our adventure.

[Ganta sighs]

A day I'll never forget.

[Ganta chuckles]

So the new term

starts next week.

Oh hey, we should have a

party in the observatory!

You know, to celebrate your

picture that won the contest.

We can invite Yui, and

maybe Nurse Kurashiki, and-

[Ganta] At night, I

always feel wide awake.

I get in my bed and try to

doze off, but I can't sleep.

And time just passes by.

At around 5AM,

I hear the sound of the

newspaper delivery bike,

and the elderly neighbor

across the way

opening up their shutter door.

Then the sky gets bright.

And light seeps in

through the curtain.

The morning comes and I prepare

for another day of despair.

However-

Oh, by the way.

[Ganta] Hm?

I never really gave you

a proper reply, did I?

[Ganta chuckles]

Well, with all my heart,

I also feel

[Isaki yawning]

You can hear the rest

after I wake up, okay?

[Ganta] When I'm together

with you, I truly feel

that even sleepless nights

aren't so bad.

[ending theme]